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Yesterday 08:55 PM

Lfletcher

I had similar issue with my ford, my neighbor disconnected the battery and waited 2 minutes and the car started and error message went away! I'm still taking car in but I'm not stranded and im walking into ford and telling them to replace my tcm ! Not waiting for them to tell me nothing's wrong ! And get stranded with my 5 year old in car in the middle of winter!!

01-27-2015 01:17 PM

FordService

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackflash

where is the sensor in the front located?
I have a 2012 ford focus and been having this same problem for about a month now I can't seem to find the sensor in the front but found it in the back trunk in which there was no fuse in the location of the parking assist spot that it says in the hand book that it would be located?

Have you had a chance to talk to your dealer about this? They'll be able to diagnose this concern, as well as point out the sensors and discuss the fuse. Please let me know if you decide to take it in, and send along your mileage, too. :)

Meagan

01-27-2015 10:15 AM

PratoN

Strange - I got this message this morning on the way to work and nothing was blocking any of the sensors. There may have had a dirty salt film on them - but no ice/snow like when I started this thread.

Hopefully it's not my TCM on the way out... I cleaned off the sensors with my finger and restarted the car and the error went away. I took a picture, but I'll have to keep my eyes peeled.

01-26-2015 02:21 PM

PratoN

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackflash

where is the sensor in the front located?
I have a 2012 ford focus and been having this same problem for about a month now I can't seem to find the sensor in the front but found it in the back trunk in which there was no fuse in the location of the parking assist spot that it says in the hand book that it would be located?

In the US models, I believe there are 6 sensors in the front and 3 in the rear.

The 2 innermost front sensors are in that center black portion of the grille on either side of the license plate (closer to the "fangs" actually)

Not positive on the fuse location - I've never had to pull it.

01-26-2015 02:07 PM

Jackflash

where is the sensor in the front located?
I have a 2012 ford focus and been having this same problem for about a month now I can't seem to find the sensor in the front but found it in the back trunk in which there was no fuse in the location of the parking assist spot that it says in the hand book that it would be located?

12-18-2014 12:32 PM

FordService

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royal Tee

Got this today ...dealer said they wan to charge me $400+ dollars because they need to paint it also.

This along with a tire pressure sensor that has been giving me errors since day one and NOW they say that it was "Damaged by a pot hole". They now want to charge me $140 for that also...

ftr, I have ESP on my car and I'm still under my regular warranty (2012) ..this is BS!!

Same dealership who wanted to charge me $250 for a whole cargo cover because the $14 straps broke...

I'm extremely upset right now..

Have you considered a second opinion from another dealer? Please let me know, along with your mileage.

Meagan

12-17-2014 02:31 PM

BeastMD

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royal Tee

Got this today ...dealer said they wan to charge me $400+ dollars because they need to paint it also.

This along with a tire pressure sensor that has been giving me errors since day one and NOW they say that it was "Damaged by a pot hole". They now want to charge me $140 for that also...

ftr, I have ESP on my car and I'm still under my regular warranty (2012) ..this is BS!!

Same dealership who wanted to charge me $250 for a whole cargo cover because the $14 straps broke...

I'm extremely upset right now..

Think you need to find a new dealer. They seem to be complete scheisters.

12-17-2014 12:14 AM

Royal Tee

Got this today ...dealer said they wan to charge me $400+ dollars because they need to paint it also.

This along with a tire pressure sensor that has been giving me errors since day one and NOW they say that it was "Damaged by a pot hole". They now want to charge me $140 for that also...

ftr, I have ESP on my car and I'm still under my regular warranty (2012) ..this is BS!!

Same dealership who wanted to charge me $250 for a whole cargo cover because the $14 straps broke...

My husband and I have been experiencing the same problem of an inability to start the car accompanied by this error message. The inconvenience is annoying but the potential safety risks to my family, especially when my children and I are alone in the car, are very frightening. Has there been a recall regarding this issue that we may have missed?

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